There are several professionals who have excelled in their line of work, regardless of poor academic performance.
If you have not performed well or are dissatisfied with your marks in the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examination, don’t despair.
There are several professionals who have excelled in their line of work, regardless of poor academic performance.
Businessman Shivaji Ugle, 51, had scored only 42% in his SSC exams and had even failed to clear his HSC exams. But today, he owns a petrol pump in Byculla, a hotel, a transport agency among several other ventures.
Ugle believes his low scores helped in strengthening his resolve to have a successful career. “Students should not let low scores bring them down. Failure is only a step towards success. I kept this mantra in mind and it helped me overcome obstacles,” he said.
Hailing from a family of top scorers, Delhi-based Neha Joshi, 23, was shocked when she had scored only 67% in her Class 10 exams. But instead of joining her family business of import and export of spices, she decided to become a flight stewardess.
“Initially, my family was against my decision, but today they are proud of me,” said Joshi. “I get to travel around the world and my company provides four free tickets for my family to any destination once a year. I am also a freelance writer for a travel magazine.”
Principals, too, agree that the hype over SSC results is overrated.
“Academics are just one of the spheres of life. Children can’t really exhibit their talents due to the pressure of getting a 90% or a 95% in their board exams. Toppers deserve the limelight because they have worked for it, but the society has to also accept those who do not score high marks,” said Abha Pal, principal of Utpal Sanghvi School in Juhu.
TA Shiware, principal of KPB Hinduja College at Charni Road, agreed. “There are so many careers to choose from. Our education system treats reading and writing as the only parameters to judge a person’s worth. The system should become more broad-based so that children can choose the streams that interest them instead of studying whatever is handed to them,” Shiware added.
With inputs from Namraata Badheka
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